Gunhild

Gunhild (with variants Gundhild, Gunhilda, Gunhilde, Gunhjild, Gunilda, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gunnhildur) is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (gunn and hild/hildr). It may refer to:

*, allegedly a Danish queen consort, wife of Harald Bluetooth *Gunhild of Wenden, wife of Sweyn I of Denmark * Gunhilde (died 1002), said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard *Gunhild of Wessex, (1055–1097), eldest daughter of Harold Godwinson and Edith the Fair *Gunhild Carling, Swedish jazz musician *Gunhild Kyle (1921–2016), Swedish historian *Gunhild Rosén (1855–1928), Swedish ballerina *891 Gunhild, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt *Gunhilda of Denmark, daughter of Canute the Great and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor *Gunhilde, sister of Sweyn I of Denmark, wife of Pallig Tokesen *Domina Gunilda, a weapon of remarkable size at Windsor Castle in the 1300s; considered the origin of the word "gun" *Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, wife of Erik Bloodaxe *Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, queen consort of Denmark and Sweden

In the masculine form, Gunnhildus, it is attested from earlier times. *Gunnhildus, Visigothic bishop of Maguelonne. Provided by Wikipedia